The Impact of Discrimination, Community Support, and Class Modalities on Burnout in College Students
Disciplines
Community Psychology | Health Psychology | Industrial and Organizational Psychology | Quantitative Psychology | School Psychology
Abstract (300 words maximum)
What effects do class modality, perceived community, and perceived discrimination have on burnout scores in college students? Past research has found that students with more marginalized identities reported more instances of mistreatment and discrimination during medical school, which appeared to be associated with higher burnout (Teshome, 2022). Research has also shown that there is a positive relationship between community support and positive mental health (Hu et al., 2020). There is a gap in the literature in student burnout in association to these variables, which we plan to explore. The current study investigated the interaction of a student’s class modality, perceived discrimination (from faculty and peers), as well as perceived social support, and if this influences burnout scores. Students will receive a survey asking about their class modality (online, in-person, hybrid) and will also be asked questions from the Maslach Burnout Inventory, Everyday Discrimination Scale, and SC Perceived Community Scale. The Maslach Burnout Inventory is the leading burnout indication measurement (Maslach, 1997). The Everyday Discrimination Scale (Williams, 1997), published by Harvard University, is the original and still recommended scale for daily occurrences of discrimination. These scales will deliver data that allows us to quantify burnout, perceived discrimination, and perceived social support. We will be distributing a survey through Qualtrics which we plan will receive around 120 responses from students at Kennesaw State University. We hypothesized that students who feel more perceived discrimination will have higher levels of burnout and less sense of community. We also hypothesized that students who feel a strong sense of community will have lower levels of burnout and lower levels of perceived discrimination.
Academic department under which the project should be listed
RCHSS - Psychological Science
Primary Investigator (PI) Name
Meghan Bankhead
The Impact of Discrimination, Community Support, and Class Modalities on Burnout in College Students
What effects do class modality, perceived community, and perceived discrimination have on burnout scores in college students? Past research has found that students with more marginalized identities reported more instances of mistreatment and discrimination during medical school, which appeared to be associated with higher burnout (Teshome, 2022). Research has also shown that there is a positive relationship between community support and positive mental health (Hu et al., 2020). There is a gap in the literature in student burnout in association to these variables, which we plan to explore. The current study investigated the interaction of a student’s class modality, perceived discrimination (from faculty and peers), as well as perceived social support, and if this influences burnout scores. Students will receive a survey asking about their class modality (online, in-person, hybrid) and will also be asked questions from the Maslach Burnout Inventory, Everyday Discrimination Scale, and SC Perceived Community Scale. The Maslach Burnout Inventory is the leading burnout indication measurement (Maslach, 1997). The Everyday Discrimination Scale (Williams, 1997), published by Harvard University, is the original and still recommended scale for daily occurrences of discrimination. These scales will deliver data that allows us to quantify burnout, perceived discrimination, and perceived social support. We will be distributing a survey through Qualtrics which we plan will receive around 120 responses from students at Kennesaw State University. We hypothesized that students who feel more perceived discrimination will have higher levels of burnout and less sense of community. We also hypothesized that students who feel a strong sense of community will have lower levels of burnout and lower levels of perceived discrimination.